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Direct linkGrace, Donna J.; Avery, Quinn – Teacher Education and Practice, 2003
The integration of special and general education is advocated in teacher education, yet rarely experienced by the students in their university classes. This study shares the results of integrating a literacy and special education course for preservice teachers. Findings suggest that such integration holds potential to improve student perceptions…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Special Education
Download full textJensen, Rita A.; Shepston, Therese J. – 1994
The main objectives of this study were to combine professional development plans and portfolios for use in undergraduate teacher education courses and to assess the effectiveness of this practice in two independent but related efforts. Participants in this study included 70 preservice teachers who were enrolled in either a 300 level early…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Education Courses, Education Majors, Elementary Education
Hoffman, Laura O. – 1996
The expansion of field-based preparation for teachers in recent years has been driven by several factors. The satisfaction of university students and instructors participating in site-based instruction and the encouragement of local schools seeking reform themselves have refueled this expansion. In a site-based course, preservice teachers provide…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Education
Hatfield, Mary M.; Frederick, Harold R. – 1991
A component of preservice teacher education is the methodology of teaching mathematics using manipulatives. To enhance prospective teachers' understanding of the use of manipulatives to teach mathematics, interactive video can provide an effective medium to bring the reality of the school classroom to the university classroom. Two interactive…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction
Rieck, William A. – 1992
This study was conducted to answer three major questions relative to undergraduate preservice secondary education programs: (1) What courses in pedagogy are required of all secondary education majors and how many credits are awarded in each area? (2) What are the current practices relative to student teaching credit and evaluation? and (3) How…
Descriptors: College Credits, Course Content, Education Majors, Higher Education
Rafferty, Cathleen D. – 1994
This presentation describes the use of portfolio assessment in a teacher education course "Teaching Reading in the Content Areas," which is required for secondary certification. Portfolio assessment provides students with opportunities to determine which skills are most congruent with their respective areas. The main body of this paper…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Huber, Richard A.; And Others – 1993
This study was conducted to investigate how teacher educators might help preservice teachers enrolled in a science methods course understand the need for mutual respect rather than coercion between pupil and teacher in an elementary classroom. An evaluation instrument was developed that consisted of a pre and post open-ended response to a…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning
Zazkis, Rina; Campbell, Stephen – 1994
This study contributes to a growing body of research on the development of elementary teacher's content knowledge of mathematics. Individual clinical interviews were conducted with preservice elementary teachers (N=21) enrolled in a professional development course called "Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers." An instrument that…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning)
Pugh, Ava F.; And Others – 1993
The Professional Semester program in the College of Education at Northeast Louisiana University originated in 1975 when a need was recognized to integrate practical applications of what was being taught in the required methods courses of the elementary education program. Program accreditation was received in Fall, 1998. This study was conducted to…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Attitude Measures, Education Majors, Elementary Education
McDermott, Peter; Rothenberg, Julia – 1991
Five current social studies methods textbooks were examined to determine how writing and literature are presented to prospective teachers. The results of the examination show that only one of the methods textbooks offered a positive and informative explanation of how literature can be used to learn the social studies. Three of the textbooks were…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation
Markovits, Paul S.; Johnson, Ruth M. – 1985
Five years of data related to teachers' perceptions of learning and knowledge were analyzed to ascertain whether differences existed between preservice elementary and secondary science students (N=435). These data were generated from a questionnaire derived from assumptions about learning and knowledge. The assumptions address five areas of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Bjorkqvist, Ole – 1981
A study of science teaching insecurity in preservice elementary school teachers (N=56) in Finland is presented. Based upon Maslow's theory of basic needs, it was believed that individuals who feel insecure about science or science teaching cannot function at a higher need level until these insecurities are met. A 20-item instrument was used to…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Chemistry, College Students, Elementary Education
MACKEY, WILLIAM F. – 1967
DESIGNED TO GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF CLOSE-CIRCUIT TELEVISION AND VIDEOTAPE IN TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS, THIS BRIEF DOCUMENT DISCUSSES THEIR OPERATION AND POTENTIAL AND DESCRIBES SPECIFIC PLANS FOR QUARTERS, EQUIPMENT, AND PERSONNEL. INCLUDED IN THE FIRST SECTION ON QUARTERS AND EQUIPMENT ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Closed Circuit Television, Educational Facilities, Educational Technology
Cotrell, Calvin J.; Doty, Charles R. – 1971
This is part of a series of studies conducted to assess the use of micro-teaching and video recording as a feedback device in teacher education. Fourth in the series and the first field test, the study was designed to test two variations in the techniques, feedback and type of student taught in a distributive education methods class at the Ohio…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Distributive Education Teachers, Feedback, High School Students
Central Connecticut State Coll., New Britain. Regional Center for the Improvement of Instruction in Elementary Social Studies. – 1970
The purpose of the Regional Center's 15 month project was to strengthen the professional training of teachers, improve elementary social studies instruction, provide for the successful implementation of new social studies curricula (Man: A Course of Study), and to create a setting for research in problems of teacher training and curriculum…
Descriptors: Consultants, Diffusion, Elementary Education, Information Dissemination
